3 suspects arrested, following armed robbery at Milton cellphone store

Three armed robbery suspects were taken into custody by Halton police officers on Thursday night, in relation to a theft and the assault of an employee at a Milton cellphone store.

The Halton police confirmed that an employee at the Freedom Mobile store on Laurier Avenue in Milton was stabbed during the course of a robbery earlier in the evening (Jan. 27). The three suspects fled, but were tracked down and arrested a short time later in nearby Mississauga.

Charges are pending.

The cell-phone store employee is in stable condition at a Hamilton hospital, the Halton Regional Police Service said.

.@FreedomMobile employee stabbed during an armed robbery on Laurier Avenue in #Milton earlier. Three suspects fled and were tracked with a stolen cell phone to #Mississauga where @HaltonPolice made their arrests. Male victim transported by @HaltonMedics207 to Hamilton General. pic.twitter.com/0LKQ6mMTqs

— DR (@Media371) January 28, 2022